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Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Midwest Protests Guantanamo Detention

January 11, 2012 -- the 10th anniversary of Guantanamo Bay Detention Center -- was a global day of action to protest indefinite detention, unfair trials, and torture by the U.S. in Guantanamo, Bagram, and other prisons around Afghanistan and around the world.

Major protests were held in Washington, D.C. Below is information on protests in Chicago and other Midwest cities. Please post links in the comments section to other Midwest J11 actions!

Chicago, January 11, 2012: Protesters against Guantanamo detention march in front of Federal Court Building

Chicago was the site of major protests against U.S. detention practices
in Guantanamo, as well as in Bagram, other prisons throughout
Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the world, on and around January 11, 2012.
We called for an end to indefinite detention, unfair trials, and
torture.

Year after year, hundreds of thousands of people from Chicago and the
surrounding area gather on the lakeshore to watch aerial displays by an
array of planes. Most don't suspect that they are being subjected to an
intense propaganda effort by multiple branches of the U.S. military.
The Chicago Coalition to Shut Down Guantanamo views this as a perfect
opportunity to engage with the
public and enlist them in the growing movement against U.S. war,
torture, surveillance, and other crimes. We will join activists from
many other peace and justice groups who have had a growing presence at
this event in recent years.